Welting



H. LYON WELTING Filed Aug. 20, 1925 .1 muiuwgnnnguin Patented Oct. 9, 1928.

' uNlrso STATES PATENT. OFFICE.

HARRY LYON, or nommoox, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR r rnnLnY E. jBARBOUIB,

" 1 or oUmcY, MASSACHUSETTS.

WELTING.

my Patent No; 1,656,564, granted January 17, 1928 for welt and method of maklng the same, the welt of that patent, however, being designed for application towelt shoes, in

that it presents a bead formation lying in the shoe crease and between theinseam and outseam of the shoe.

For a more complete understandlng of this invention, reference may-be had to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 shows in perspective a piece of strip material from which the welt is made.

Figure 2 is a similar view showing the manner of cutting the strip preparatory to forming the bead.

Figure 3 shows the cut portion raised preparatory to rolling the core strip into position.

Figure 4 shows the core strip rolled within the surfacing layer and secured to form the finished welt. 1

' Figure 5 is a fragmentary cross section through the ,edge portion of a stitch-down shoe showing the welt in position.

Figures 6 and 7 are views similar to Figures 2 and 4, respectively, Tout showing modified constructions.

- Figure 8 is a top plan. of a piece of completed welting showing ornamentation thereon.

Referring to these drawings, a substantially rectangular stripof suitable material, such as leather, as at 1, is cut inwardly from its lower face, this being the flesh side in case leather is employed, this out being positioned at 2 and extending perpendicularl to the top and bottom faces of the strip and extending to a point adjacent to the upper surface.

From the inner end of this cut 2 a cut 3 is made away from the adjacent edge 4 of the strip and substantially parallel to its upper face ,5, thus forming a core strip portion 6 of substantially square cross section having its wallsformed by an upper grain face 5 and a lower flesh face 7 of the base stri when of leather, substantially perpendicu ar; to.the end face 4 and integral with a'thin layer 8. The core strip and layer are bent away from the remainder of the strip, as illustrated in Figure 4, and the core is then rolled inwardly between the layer 8 and the remainder of the base strip so'as to partiall wrap the core strip, and particularly its esh side, within the layer. These parts are fixed in position against the upper face 10 formed by the cut 3 with the edge 4 forming a fiat base resting thereon, the inner margin of the upper face 5, i. e. the grain face of the core strip, bein then flush with or disposed in-substantia continuation of the inner edge 11 formed on the base strip by the cut 2. The welt then appears as shown in Figure 4 having a bead along one edge with its outer face substan-' 'tially perpendicular to the top and bottom faces of the strip and having a complete grain surface. This welt stripv is attached to the shoe as shown in Figure 5 overlying the outwardly turned margins of the upper and lining as at 15 and 16, with the inner edge of the bead resting. against theouter face of the upper inwardly of said out-turned margin,

the welt, upper, lining and sole being secured together byv a line of stitching 17 extendingthrough the welt outwardly of the bead.

In place of forming the core strip and covering layer integrally, they may be formed separately as shown in Figure 6, where the core strip 20 is shown as. severed entirely from the remainder of the base strip and the covering or'surfacing'layer 21 may be formed by cutting inwardly from one edge of the base strip to a suflicient extent to permit the core strip to be insertedthereunder, or the cover'strip may be severed entirely from the blank (as shown by dotted lines in Figure 6) and thenreplacedafter the core strip 20 has been placedjn position along and flush with one edge thereof. 01; of course, if desired, the cover strip might be formedof an entirely separate layer of material. In whatever manner formed, however, the'cover strip is fixed to enclose the core strip 20 and to overlie this core strip and the adjacent flat fa'ce of the welt on the outer side of the bead.

Figure 8, such ornamentation comprising stripes 25 and 260i contrasting color arran ed crosswise of the bead portion only of t unorna'mented.

Having thus described certain embodiments of this invention, it should be evident e welt, the outer'flat portion remaining.

to those skilled in the art that various changes a bead on one face formed of a core strip, one

and modifications might be made therein without departing from its spirit and scope as defined by the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A welt comprising a base strip 'having a bead projecting from one face of and flush with one edge of said base strip.

2. A welt comprising a strip having a longitudinally extending bead member having side portions extending substantially perpendicularly tothe adjacent face. of the strip, and a surfacing therefor split from the strip. 7 I j 3. A welt comprisinga fiat strip having a longitudinally extending bead having side portions extending substantially perpendicularly to the adjacent face of the strip, one

of said side portions lying in substantial" alignment with an edge of the strip.

4. A welt having a longitudinally extend-- ing bead on one face thereof formed of a core strip of substantially square cross section overlaid with a surface layerattached by one end to the strip.

5. A welt comprising abase strip having side of said corestrip beingflush vwith one I overlaid with a layer of grain leather.

7. The method of forming a welt which comprises inserting a core strip havingside sides extending perpendicularly to said base to one face of a strip, and overlying said core with a surfacing layer split from the strip.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

HARRY LYON. 

